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Join Sofia Roger Williams and Beth Torrance-Hetherington for kōrero with artists and creative types from the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond!

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Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival w/ Artistic Director, Paolo Bertolin: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival opened last week in Te Whanganui-a-Tara on the 31st of July, before touring nine other centres across the country until the 4th September.

Held annually across Aotearoa, the festival line up this year will feature 86 films and 19 shorts.

The programme this year brings together diverse film screenings at 15 cinemas and venues nationwide, while also providing opportunities to enhance the film-going experience with Q&As, masterclasses, workshops, panel discussions and special events including costume parties and a gig.

Sofia spoke to the festival’s Artistic Director, Paolo Bertolin, about the programme this year and what he’s most excited for. 

The Mires w/ Tina Makereti: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Author Tina Makereti’s new novel released on Wednesday 3rd of July. It covers an array of themes such as colonisation, ecological devastation and extremism. It explores the strength of womanhood and the importance of connection in a polarised and fraught world.

Set in a small Aotearoa town, a little bit into the future, the story follows three women who find themselves neighbours. A sense of disquiet arises when the Pākehā neighbour’s son moves in sporting a fresh buzzcut and a new tattoo.

Beth spoke to Tina about The Mires, its themes and the inspiration behind the book. You can pick up a copy of The Mires at Time Out Bookstore or another independent bookstore near you.

I/V/ w/ Frankie McNair: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Frankie McNair is an Australian comedian. She has brought her slapstick, cabaret-feel comedy to Auckland with An Intimate Evening With Tabitha Booth, a washed-up Hollywood star who was once kneecapped for attempting to harmonise with Marilyn Monroe when she sang ‘Happy Birthday’.

Beth caught up with Frankie about Tabitha Booth and their final shows at Q Theatre, which are happening on Friday and Saturday night.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Beth caught up with author Tina Makereti about her new novel, The Mires.

Sofia spoke to senior curator of global contemporary art at Auckland Art Gallery, Natasha Conland, and acting curator of Pacific art, Cameron Ah-Loo Matamua, about new exhibition Aotearoa Contemporary.

Beth caught up with Australian comedian Frankie McNair about her show Intimate Evening With Tabitha Booth, currently showing at Q Theatre.

Sofia spoke to the director of Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, Paolo Bertolin, about the programme this year.

And Ōtepoti folk singer Keira Wallace joined us in the studio to chat about their show at the Wine Cellar tomorrow night to celebrate the release of their single, Leap/Landing.

Aotearoa Contemporary w/ Natasha Conland and Cameron Ah Loo-Matamua: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Aotearoa Contemporary is a new exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery offering a platform for new art and ideas in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Presented by Principal Partner Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the exhibition features 27 artists and 22 new compelling projects and is expected to run in conjunction with the Walters Prize every three years.

It aims to provide a platform for young, emerging, and lesser known artists to showcase what is new and current in Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse cultural environment with its dynamic history of contemporary art.

Sofia spoke to senior curator of global contemporary art at Auckland Art Gallery, Natasha Conland, and acting curator of Pacific art, Cameron Ah Loo-Matamua, about the show, its conception, and what to expect.  

I/V/ w/ Keira Wallace: 5th July, 2024

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Fri 5 Jul 2024

Ōtepoti Dunedin folk singer Keira Wallace joins us in-studio to kōrero about their new single, Leap/Landing, and their show at The Wine Cellar on Saturday 6th July (tickets from Under the Radar). They also play us their song Underbelly. Whakarongo mai nei!

I missed you, Matariki w/ Artist Levi Kereama: 20th June, 2024

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Fri 21 Jun 2024

I missed you, Matariki is a new exhibition by Levi Kereama and Whiro Walker at Window Gallery in the University of Auckland General Library. 

The accompanying text reads:

I missed you Matariki.

I needed you yesterday.

There’s been too much mamae.

Too much tangi and too much mate.

Give me a fresh start, a good feast

Give me a glimpse at the ones I’ve lost

and some hope the next season will be a good one

Haere mai, tōku Matariki

I mokemoke au mōu.

Sofia spoke with one of the artists, Levi Kereama, about the kaupapa of the show and his work. 

Fred Graham Exhibition: Toi Whakaata / Reflections w/ Hester Rowan: 21st June, 2024

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Fri 21 Jun 2024

Toi Whakaata / Reflections is a new exhibition celebrating Māori sculptor Fred Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui). It opens at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery on Saturday 8 June.

The exhibition reflects on the artist’s career spanning 70 years, and comes at a significant moment for Graham - now 95 - who is one of the eight artists from Aotearoa who were invited to participate in the prestigious international exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Beth caught up with the curator of Toi Whakaata / Reflections, Hester Rowan, about the exhibition.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 21st June, 2024.

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Fri 21 Jun 2024

Today on Various Artists! 

Beth had a kōrero with the Curatorial Assistant at Te Uru Gallery, Hester Rowan, about Toi Whakaata / Reflections, a new exhibition of Fred Graham’s works.

Sofia had a kōrero with artist Levi Kereama about I missed you, Matariki, a new exhibition at Window Gallery with Whiro Walker.

Lots of tunes and great vibes! Whakarongo tonu mai x

cloud ribbon at Object Space w/ artist Kathryn Tsui: 14th June, 2024

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Fri 14 Jun 2024

cloud ribbon is a new exhibition by Kathryn Tsui at Object Space. 

Kathryn is a textile based artist who currently lives in Tairua in the Coromandel Peninsula.

In beaded compositions and woven wall-hangings, cloud ribbon explores Kathryn’s own cultural heritage and craft practice by reflecting on intersections of Asian and European cultural histories.

Sofia spoke with Kathryn about the show and some of the research that went into it.